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Comment #2656

2011-10-27T01:00:13Z

I particularly like #6, Travel disruptions are normal.... Not only do they give us a chance to show our readiness for more challenging adventures, but they help us learn to handle such adventures. And by our reactions, teach our children how to handle disruptions and adventures. Speaking as one with a greater-than-normal fear of missing my plane, or having my flight cancelled, I can say that it was empowering to be stranded, on my own (with about a million other people) when a massive winter storm closed the Frankfurt airport.

It seems a lot like life, really. Anyone can do well when everything goes smoothly. ("Doth Job fear God for nought?") It's when things go wrong that we show our true character, strengthen our abilities, and—for good or for ill—teach our children how to respond to life's difficulties.

Comment #2655

2011-10-26T18:55:25Z

Perhaps, Kathy, you didn't need it. This lady's children, or at least one of them, clearly did. I have the impression that you were always enthusiastic about new places and cultures. Somehow I just can't picture you as the stereotypical, bored teenager (a la the Zits comic), who is determined to be miserable and to make everyone else miserable as well.

Comment #2654

2011-10-26T18:47:21Z

I would have hated being that I had to find something to be excited about. If I had been told that, it would have turned being excited into a duty. I'm very glad my parents never said anything like this.

Comment #2653

2011-10-26T11:30:16Z

You know, those people from Bath have a lot of common sense!

The hardest rule for introvert me is number 1. Good list.